The new owner(s) of my company were in attendance today

[DainBramaged]

and the Big Kahuna, who is a really nice guy and actually benevolent (I am not sure yet, but I think they are no less than Independents, possibly Democrats (God I hope) because the Son is a lawyer, the Mom has a Woman's page on the website for her business, and they are not condescending pricks.

So I had to go into the main office to tell them I had cracked a password on some Excel files (payroll) that the fired Office manager (a longer story, and she was a relative, but in a nutshell they thought she was stealing) had on her computer. The Big Guy (Numero Uno) turns and goes to me (it is not a secret that I am a Democrat there, in fact the Rethugs break my balls ALL the time, until I ask them "if you guys are so well off, why are you selling cars?" That shuts them up every time.) "well, you think Obama is going to raise taxes"? I said "who is going to pay for these bailouts, the Tooth Fairy?" After they stopped laughing, he said, "well it's either he raises taxes or there is rioting in the streets". Shocked, I said I was too old for that, but he responded "what if we go out of business because of a depression?"

THAT hit me square between the eyes. I turned back and said "rioting". He said, "I'll provide the pitchforks".

Best I've felt working for a boss in MANY years. For him to even suggest Obama would raise taxes and NOT McDole was just the best. And this guy is a multi-millionaire, not a paper millionaire, a real Honest to God couple of hundred million millionaire, old school money. A good day (and a attaboy for me).

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Guys that worked for their money

really worked for it, have a different attitude than the "paper billionaires".